Prof Dr iur Urs Bertschinger > Prager Dreifuss AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Prager Dreifuss AG Offices
MÜHLEBACHSTRASSE 6
8008 ZURICH
Switzerland
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Prof Dr iur Urs Bertschinger
Work Department
Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Corporate & M&A, Competition & Regulatory Matters
Position
Partner
Career
Urs Bertschinger has broad experience in Swiss financial market regulation and financial products. He also advises clients on all types of corporate transactions as well as on general corporate and commercial matters. Urs Bertschinger is a registered Issuers’ Advisor at the SIX Swiss Exchange. Additionally, he is increasingly engaged as an arbitrator in commercial arbitration.
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
Memberships
Zurich and Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association
Swiss Funds Association
Education
Secondment with Slaughter and May, London (2003)
University of St. Gallen (Extraordinary Professor, from 2002)
University of Zurich (Associate Professor, 1997 to 2002)
Swiss bar (1996)
University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur., 1991)
University of St. Gallen (lic.iur., 1989)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich
Prager Dreifuss AG
advises investors and companies on financing structures, in particular cross-border project and transaction financing. In addition, the team also represents lenders and borrowers in the negotiations of credit facilities regarding leveraged finance and project finance transactions in the agrochemical, communication, and transport industries. The team is led by Daniel Hayek, who has experience advising major US and German banks in acquisition finance transactions and in the recovery of distressed debt, and Andreas Moll, who specialises in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Urs Bertschinger is an expert in financial market regulation and financial products.
Switzerland > Capital markets
Prager Dreifuss AG principally covers the planning and implementation of IPOs and stock exchange regulation for clients that include listed companies and banks. Urs Bertschinger spearheads the practice, contributing his considerable experience in financial market regulation and financial products. Andreas Moll is geared to handle domestic and cross-border transactions.